Publication Name	World Journal of Orthopedics
Manuscript ID	68124
Country	United Kingdom

Received	2021-05-12 13:48
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Return for Revision	2021-07-28 01:53
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Category	Orthopedics
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Risk of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus prosthetic joint infection in elective total hip and knee arthroplasty following eradication therapy
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Benjamin Pal Kapur, Xenia Tonge and Gunasekaran Kumar
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Benjamin Pal Kapur http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2837-3573 Xenia Tonge http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8802-1217 Gunasekaran Kumar http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0122-1473
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Corresponding Author	Benjamin Pal Kapur, FRCS, MBChB, Surgeon, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Royal Liverpool University Teaching Hospitals, Prescott Street, Liverpool L7 8XP, Merseyside, United Kingdom. benjaminkapur@nhs.net
Key Words	Hip; Knee; Prosthetic joint infection
Core Tip	Retesting to ascertain true eradication of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) prior to arthroplasty is essential. Without this, eradication treatment success remains undetermined with the resultant increased incidence of MRSA prosthetic joint infection and associated morbidity and mortality with revision surgery.
Publish Date	2021-11-16 03:54
Citation	Kapur BP, Tonge X, Kumar G. Risk of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus prosthetic joint infection in elective total hip and knee arthroplasty following eradication therapy. World J Orthop 2021; 12(11): 842-849
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v12/i11/842.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v12.i11.842

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